CONGRESS INTRODUCES AIRLINE LEGROOM BILL

Lawmakers in the House and Senate have come together to introduce the Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act. The new bill, if passed, would essentially force airlines to manufacture seats with a minimum size and create a minimum set distance between them to allow for sufficient legroom. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said in a statement that “airline passengers are tired of being squeezed. Planes need to be capable of rapid evacuation in case of emergency. In addition, doctors have warned that deep vein thrombosis can afflict passengers who do not move their legs enough during longer flights.” The average amount of space between airline seats has decreased four inches, going from 35 inches before airline deregulation in the 1970s to about 31 inches today. The average width of an airline seat has also shrunk about two inches – from 18 to about 16.5 inches today.
* Well, I know for sure Americans aren’t getting less wide.
* Just reading this story makes me need to get up and stretch my legs.
* The Seat Egress in Air Travel Act? That’s trying way too hard to form an acronym.
* Interesting. So, they’re saying government regulation isn’t always bad then.
* Get ready for the airlines’ new “Seat Re-engineering Fee.”
* You know one fun thing I do with the Democrats in Congress. Where it says the name, and then D from whatever state, just substitute D-Bag.
* In this case it’d be Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Bag, Tennessee.